‘Terrible for Australia’: Battle lines drawn on GST

‘Terrible for Australia’: Battle lines drawn on GST

Anthony Albanese is sticking with GST settings that are “terrible for Australia”, according to the leader of the most populous state.

‘The country is starting to catch on’: Albanese warned that states deal will cost him votes

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has warned Anthony Albanese he could lose vital seats across the east coast if he fails to resolve how the GST is carved up among the states and territories.

‘We should gang up’: east coast warning on GST deal

Labor premiers have warned the prime minister the decision to keep Western Australia’s generous GST deal intact could cost him votes in eastern states. A recent report by the Productivity Commission found the federal government’s 2018 GST deal was “perverse” and costing taxpayers more than $6 billion per year to fill up WA’s coffers. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to keep the deal, despite the arrangement costing $60 billion by the …